Equipment and Vehicles

Edithvale Pumper

The Pumper is a primary response unit and is used to combat structural and urban fires. The Pumper is equipped with an extensive inventory of operational equipment including hoses, branches (nozzles), ladders, breathing apparatus, chemical protective suits and other fire fighting equipment as well as a defibrillator and O2 kit.

Specifications:

Isuzu FTR 900 Type 3 medium pumper

6.5 litre 6 cylinder diesel engine

Crew capacity of 6

Pumps up to 3000 litres per minute

Carries 2,000 litres of water

Edithvale Tanker

CFA Tankers come in 2-wheel drive and 4-wheel drive combinations and are designed to carry a large water tank (up to 3000 litres) as well as a pump.

Operational equipment such as hoses, nozzles, standpipes, breathing apparatus, axes and other hand tools are stowed in lockers on the vehicle. The tanker also carries a defibrillator.

Tankers are generally used in bushfires as the water can be carried to where it is required and then used at the fire ground to extinguish the fire. The pump on a tanker runs independently, so that the truck can drive around and extinguish the fire.

Specifications:

2.2 D Tanker (2000 litre, 2WD Diesel)

Hino two wheel drive tanker

6.5 litre, 6 cylinder diesel engine

Crew capacity of 6

Pumps up to 1800 litres of water per minute

Carries 2,000 litres of water

Edithvale Car

Primarily used for Emergency Medical Response (EMR). With EMR, CFA crews trained in advanced first aid and equipped with oxygen and defibrillators are despatched to urgent ambulance calls, arriving and starting resuscitation of the patient minutes earlier, significantly increasing the patient’s chances of survival.

Ford Territory Turbo Diesel including Police Pack

Fitted with EMR (Emergency Medical Response) equipment including defibrillator and O2 equipment as well as a full first aid kit